A witness to an auto burglary confronted the burglar early Tuesday and was threatened with a gun.

The witness said he was on his way home from work for a dinner break about 2:15 a.m. in the 2000 block of North Elm Street.

He noticed that his neighbor’s car door was open and then saw a man walking rapidly away from the car.

The witness began following the suspect, asking him what he was doing. The suspect pointed a small black handgun at him, and the witness retreated and called 911, he said.

The visibly shaken witness gave arriving officers a description of the burglar, but he could not be located.

The neighbor said she mistakenly left her car doors unlocked, but nothing appeared to be missing.

Police found a gray sweatshirt beside the car that did not belong to the car’s owner.

Other reports

5300 block of McKinney Street — A couple reported Monday that a friend of the family stole a credit card from the hostess’ handbag while visiting their home Friday.

The couple’s bank called to inquire about some suspicious charges on the card. The woman checked her purse and found the card was missing.

More than $700 had been charged on the card, according to the report.

The friend has been unemployed for a time, and the couple believes she is now heavily using drugs.

1800 block of South Interstate 35E — A man reported Monday that someone apparently used his name and Social Security number to obtain a debit card for his account. Then the identity thief transferred $9,000 from his savings account to his checking account and used the debit card to remove it from his bank, the victim said.

1000 block of Stotle Street, Aubrey area — A woman reported to sheriff’s deputies Monday that someone took her $400 Coach handbag out of her car at about 3 a.m.

The woman said she was leaving a friend’s house. She took the handbag and two other bags to the car and then went back to get her child. When she left, she noticed the handbag was gone, she said, but she did not realize it had been stolen.

Later that day, a woman called to tell her that the woman’s daughter found the victim’s Social Security card and other items from her wallet on University Drive in Denton.

The victim also reported losing her cellphone, $800 cash, four credit cards and her driver’s license.

Roundup

From 7 a.m. Monday to 7 a.m. Tuesday:

* Denton police handled 322 calls for service and officer-initiated calls, including five assaults, one injured person, one case of possession of a prohibited weapon (knife), two vehicle burglaries, two cases of criminal mischief, three frauds, two cases of failure to identify as a fugitive, one report of graffiti, one credit card abuse, one aggravated assault and one theft.

* Denton County sheriff’s dispatchers handled 263 calls for service and officer-initiated calls for the agencies they serve. Thirty-one people were booked into county jail. Deputies took reports of one case of credit card abuse, one injured person, one case of reckless driving and one vehicle burglary.

* Denton firefighters responded to 12 medical calls, one person in distress, one cooking fire and one smoke investigation.

Aubrey firefighters responded to one accident and one medical call.

Argyle firefighters responded to one vehicle fire, one traffic accident, one suicidal person and one medical call.

Sanger firefighters responded to two grassfires and two medical calls.

Corinth firefighters responded to one traffic accident, one medical call and one suicidal person.

Pilot Point firefighters responded to one medical call and two patient transfers.

DONNA FIELDER can be reached at 940-566-6885. Her e-mail address is dfielder@dentonrc.com .

Denton County Crime Stoppers will pay a reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to an arrest in these or other crimes. Callers will remain anonymous. Call 1-800-388-TIPS (8477).